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Memorial Lectures

LIST OF DIGNITARIES WHO HAVE DELIVERED THE SIR PURSHOTAMDAS THAKURDAS MEMORIAL LECTURE SINCE ITS INCEPTION


Sr. No YEAR NAME & POSITION TOPIC

1

1981

Shri L K. Jha

Supply - side Economics

2

1982

Dr.K N Raj

The Global Slump and Rules of the Game

3

1983

Dr. Dragoslav Arvamovic

International Financial Cooperation : Problems & Prospects

4

1984

Dr. Amiya Kumar Bagchi

The Economics of the Business and Business of Economics

5

1985

Prof. Alexandre Lamfalussy

Structural Changes in International Financial Markets

6

1986

Prof Sukhamoy Chakravarty

Report of the Committee to review the working of the Monetary System : a Re-examination.

7

1987

Prof. Jagdish Bhagawati

Indian Economic Performance and Policy Design

8

1988

Prof. A M Khusro

Management of Indian Economy-Macro-economic and Sectoral Policies

9

1989

Dr. M S Gore

India and the Concept of Nation - State

10

1990

Dr A Vaidyanathan

Cottage and small Industries in India -Policy and performance

11

1991

Shri M Narasimham

Financial Sector Reforms

12

1993

Dr. I G Patel

Some Reflection of the Financial Liberalisation

13

1994

Dr. Arjun K. Sengupta

The Financial Sector and Reforms in India

14

1995

Dr Shanker Acharya

The Economic Consequences of Economic Reforms

15

1996

Dr Parthasarthi Shome

Fiscal Policy in 1990s - Needed Reforms and Ramifications for the Financial Sector

16

1998

Shri S. S.Tarapore

Need for Second Generation Banking Sector Reforms

17

1999

Dr R A Mashelkar

Resurgence of Innovative India:The Challenges and the Strategy

18

2000

Dr. C Rangarajan

Capital Flows : Another Look

19

2001

Shri P Chidambaram

Economic Reforms: Reappraising the past - Lessons for the future.

20

2002

Shri N R Narayana Murthy

Reinventing Banking in India

21

2003

Dr. Richard C Levin

Patents in Global Perspective

22

2005

Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Globalisation and India - Challenges and opportunities

23

2006

Dr.Guillermo Ortiz

Growth and stability in Latin America and Asia

24

2007

Dr.Zeti Akhtar Aziz

Managing Financial Liberalisation and its Challenges : Implications for Emerging Economies

25

2008

Dr.Ashok K.Lahiri

Indian Financial Reforms & National Priorities amidst an International Crisis

26

2009

Dr Vijay Kelkar

On strategies for Disinvestment & Privatisation

27

2010

Mr. Nandan Nilekani

The Goal of Financial Inclusion- -Have We Reached The Tipping Point?

28

2011

Dr. Andrew Sheng

Systemic Thought on the International Monetary System

29

2012

Dr. Saumitra Choudhuri

Restoring India to the track of higher growth, social & economic inclusion and stability

30

2013

Dr. Subir Gokarn

Finance and Sustainability: Regulatory and Strategic Dimensions

31

2014

Dr. Chip Cleary

Talent Management Mental Models and Bottom line Results

32

2015

Mr. Christopher Harvey

The Future of Financial Services: How Disruptive Innovations are Reshaping the way Financial Services are Structured, Provisioned and Consumed

33

2016

Mr. R. Gandhi

Pioneering Best Practices in Banking: India's Record

34

2017

Dr. M S Sahoo

Banking on Governance "Freedom from and Freedom to"

35

2018

Dr. Tarun Khanna

Trust as the Foundation of Finance

36

2020

Hon’ble Justice Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya

Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and its impact on the Economy

37

2021

Shri. Supratim Bandyopadhyay

Increasing Longevity – Significance of Pension & Innovation

38

2023

Shri Injeti Srinivas

Role of IFSC in India’s globalization

39

2024

Dr. Rabi Narayan Mishra

FROM Fixing Points of InStability TO Setting a State of Resilience Making Financial Entities “Distress-Immune” & “Future-Ready

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